September 12, 2014

Kuri Okowa, at Last!/やっと、栗おこわが！

When my family stayed with my parents in the O-bon period in mid-August, my father told me he wouldn't be able to send us any chestnuts this fall, partly because one of his chestnut trees had collapsed due to a typhoon. Luckily, however, he did send us some chestnut two days ago, so today, I made kuri okowa for the very first time this fall. (My wife did the peeling.)

Thanks for the info, Hiroyuki! One New Years Day in Japan I pounded mochi with a giant mallet. But I never knew it was made from a different type of rice! Hopefully I can find mochi gome AND fresh chestnuts to make kuriokowa!